KV53
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Zahi Hawass (2009-10)
| KV53 | |
|---|---|
| Burial site of unknown | |
 Schematic of KV53 | |
  KV53 | |
| Coordinates | 25°44′23.1″N 32°36′2.4″E / 25.739750°N 32.600667°E |
| Location | East Valley of the Kings |
| Discovered | 1906 |
| Excavated by | Edward R. Ayrton (1906) Zahi Hawass (2009-10) |
| Layout | Shaft and chamber |
Tomb KV53 is located in the Valley of the Kings, in Egypt. It was discovered in 1906 by Edward R. Ayrton excavating on behalf of Theodore M. Davis. It has been excavated but never been fully planned, and consists of a single chamber at the end of a shaft.[1]
KV53 was discovered in 1906 by Edward Ayrton during excavations conducted on behalf of the American millionaire Theodore Davis. After thoroughly investigating the southern section of the side valley leading to the tomb of Amenhotep II (KV35), excavation moved to the other side of the path, to the north of KV29. KV53 was discovered underneath later workmens' huts.[2]
The tomb consists of a shallow shaft that descends to a large room. Ayrton notes the tomb had been looted in antiquity, with the only find noted being an ostracon dedicated to Meretseger naming "Hora, chief scribe of the Place of Truth".[1][2] Several more ostraca had been found in the shaft fill, and more still which were likely contemporary with them had been used to construct the walls of the workers' dwellings.[2]
